Open Textbook Library
Series
Publisher
Oregon State University
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Description
We are happy to welcome you to our second Open Educational Resource (OER) textbook, Biochemistry Free For All. Biochemistry is a relatively young science, but its rate of growth has been truly impressive. The rapid pace of discoveries, which shows no sign of slowing, is reflected in the steady increase in the size of biochemistry textbooks. Growing faster than the size of biochemistry books have been the skyrocketing costs of higher education and...
Series
Publisher
West Virginia University
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
We intend this work to be less a bestiary of bad ideas about writing than an effort to name bad ideas and suggest better ones. Some of those bad ideas are quite old, such as the archetype of the inspired genius author, the five-paragraph essay, or the abuse of adjunct writing teachers. Others are much newer, such as computerized essay scoring or gamification. Some ideas, such as the supposed demise of literacy brought on by texting, are newer bad...
Author
Series
Publisher
LATIn Project
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
Español
Description
El nivel académico que pretende abordar el libro es en las diferentes licenciaturas e ingenierÃas que consideren tópicos en el área de interacción humano computadora, asà como los posgrados relacionados con la temática. El libro describe diferentes tipos de interacción que pueden ofrecer las aplicaciones interactivas donde a través de la interfaz gráfica es posible guiar y hacer fácil la tarea del usuario. Asà pues, el lector puede encontrar...
Series
Publisher
Independent
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
This textbook is an adaptation of the Research Methods in Psychology that is available on this site in US and Canadian editions. This New Zealand edition is an adaptation to the New Zealand context. The main changes are in Chapters 1 and 3 and the spelling, grammar, and terminology are changed throughout. This textbook is adopted at the University of Waikato in our 200-level research methods in psychology class.
665) College Success
Series
Publisher
OpenStax
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
OpenStax College Success is a comprehensive and contemporary resource that serves First Year Experience, Student Success, and College Transition courses. Developed with the support of hundreds of faculty and coordinators, the book addresses the evolving challenges and opportunities of today's diverse students. Engagement, self-analysis, personal responsibility, and student support are reflected throughout the material. College Success also includes...
666) Abnormal Psychology
Series
Publisher
Washington State University
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Abnormal Psychology is an Open Education Resource written by Alexis Bridley, Ph.D. and Lee W. Daffin Jr., Ph.D. through Washington State University. The book tackles the difficult topic of mental disorders in 15 modules. This journey starts by discussing what abnormal behavior is by attempting to understand what normal behavior is. Models of abnormal psychology and clinical assessment, diagnosis, and treatment are then discussed. With these three...
668) OpenIntro Statistics
Author
Series
Publisher
OpenIntro
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
OpenIntro Statistics 3rd Edition strives to be a complete introductory textbook of the highest caliber. Its core derives from the classic notions of statistics education and is extended by recent innovations. The textbook meets high quality standards and has been used at Princeton, Vanderbilt, UMass Amherst, and many other schools. We look forward to expanding the reach of the project and working with teachers from all colleges and schools. The chapters...
Author
Series
Publisher
BCcampus
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Accounting Principles: A Business Perspective uses annual reports of real companies to illustrate many of the accounting concepts in use in business today. Gaining an understanding of accounting terminology and concepts, however, is not enough to ensure your success. You also need to be able to find information on the Internet, analyze various business situations, work effectively as a member of a team, and communicate your ideas clearly. This text...
Series
Publisher
Ashwini Ganeshan
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Editoras: Paige Wilson, Margaret Saine, y Anna Traini Este libro, todavÃa en desarrollo, se dirige a estudiantes de español en universidades estadounidenses y pretende ofrecer una breve y simple introducción a la lingüÃstica hispánica. Incluye conceptos básicos de la lingüÃstica, brinda ensayos que abarcan temas de interés social conectando la lingüÃstica con la vida diaria, y ejercicios para practicar los conceptos. También hay enlaces...
671) Pharo by Example 5.0
Author
Series
Publisher
Stéphane Ducasse
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Pharo is an open-source, elegant and pure object-oriented language that supports truly immersive and life programming experience. Pharo offers excellent tools such as hot-debuggers and on the fly code update that change the programming experience. More at http://www.pharo.org.Pharo is a powerful language and IDE that companies use to deliver complex business-effective applications. More at: http://www.pharo.org/success In Pharo everything is an object,...
672) Precalculus
Author
Series
Publisher
A.T. Still University
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Prior to 1990, the performance of a student in precalculus at the University of Washington was not a predictor of success in calculus. For this reason, the mathematics department set out to create a new course with a specific set of goals in mind: A review of the essential mathematics needed to succeed in calculus. An emphasis on problem solving, the idea being to gain both experience and confidence in working with a particular set of mathematical...
674) Open Research
Author
Series
Publisher
OER Hub
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
If you have an interest in openness, open education, research skills or want to find out more about the impact of Open EducationalResources (OER), then this resource is for you. You could be: Using an OER with students and interested in assessing its impact Facilitating sessions on open practice with students or colleagues and looking for inspiration Working on a research project and wanting to find out more about incorporating open research techniques...
675) Squeak by Example
Author
Series
Publisher
University of Bern
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Squeak is a modern open-source development environment for the classic Smalltalk-80 programming language. Despite being the first purely object-oriented language and environment, Smalltalk is in many ways still far ahead of its successors in promoting a vision of an environment where everything is an object, and anything can change at run-time. Squeak by Example, intended for both students and developers, will guide you gently through the Squeak language...
Author
Series
Publisher
OpenStax
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Chemistry: Atoms First 2e is a peer-reviewed, openly licensed introductory textbook produced through a collaborative publishing partnership between OpenStax and the University of Connecticut and UConn Undergraduate Student Government Association. This text is an atoms-first adaptation of OpenStax Chemistry 2e. The intention of "atoms-first" involves a few basic principles: first, it introduces atomic and molecular structure much earlier than the traditional...
Series
Publisher
E-International Relations
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
This book is designed as a foundational entry point to International Relations theory - structured to condense the most important information into the smallest space and present that information in an accessible manner. The first half of the book covers the theories that are most commonly taught in undergraduate programmes. The book then expands to present emerging approaches and offer wider perspectives. Each chapter sets out the basics of a theory...
Series
Publisher
Grand Valley State University
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
The Writing Spaces Web Writing Style Guide was created as a crowdsourcing project of Collaborvention 2011: A Computers and Writing Unconference. College writing teachers from around the web joined together to create this guide (see our Contributors list). The advice within it is based on contemporary theories and best practices. While the text was originally written for students in undergraduate writing classes, it can also be a suitable resource...
Series
Publisher
Independent
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Communication is the heart of business. Short emails, complex reports, private chats, impassioned pitches, formal presentations, and team meetings move information and ideas around an organization, define strategy, and drive decisions. Business communication is concise, direct, clear, and compelling.
Author
Series
Publisher
University of North Georgia Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Understanding Music: Past and Present is an open Music Appreciation textbook co-authored by music faculty across Georgia. The text covers the fundamentals of music and the physics of sound, an exploration of music from the Middle Ages to the present day, and a final chapter on popular music in the United States.